James Gurney

This daily weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You'll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

There are a lot of lecture/booksigning appearances coming up between this weekend and this coming Fall. Hope to meet you at one of them.

Sunday, February 7 Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DEOpening (Delayed from Saturday because of weather) of Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James GurneyThe Museum is scheduled to open to the public at noon, and it will stay open until 5:00, an hour later than usual. I'll give my presentation, "Fact and Fantasy: The Making of Dinotopia" at 2:00 in the auditorium, followed by booksigning. All are welcome.

I will try my best to see your show, James and have you sign Imaginative Realism (adding to my collection of signed James Gurney publications and merchandise that will be worth thousands in the near future).

Thats fairly surreal that you're going to a furry convention. I'd recommend reading up on what to expect before you arrive ¬_¬Dont suppose you could stop off at Australia between Delaware and Philadelphia? :p

DCriller, yes, the presentations will be similar. The ones for the art schools will be pitched more for practicing artists, and the one at the museum will be more for general interest/families.

jfarsenault and everyone else: WEATHER. Yes, the events person, Courtney Waring, just alerted me about the forecast for 6-10 inches of snow on Friday night with more snot predicted on Saturday. Please keep checking the Delaware Museum site or call them at 302.571.9590Toll-free 866.232.3714 to stay posted. If we decide to do anything instead of--or in addition to--what's scheduled, I'll do a post, too.

haha, wilmington delaware just happens to be directly in the middle of this huge storm, haha. saturday will be the worst, but sunday everythign should be pretty clear...

well anyway, if the doors to the museme are open i'll be there, by the way did you write above that there is a chance of "snot" on saturday? damn! first all this snow and now snot....looks like my ride up will be slippery and disgusting!

haha, but seriously i've been looking forward to this show for months now, and if the doors are open i'll be there for both the art, lecture and workshop!

i'll keep calling the musueme for updates, and i'll check here for updates too, be safe!

Thanks, Goo-Goo for catching that goof (I could count on the guy with the fart ringtone to set me straight!)Yes, ten inches of snow would be bad enough, but ten inches of snot would be unbearable. Bring tissues!

Anyway, those who wanted to come Saturday should check with the museum's website or phone. I'll be driving down on Friday, so I'll be in the area. The tentative plan is that if the snow closes the museum, I'll do another talk on Sunday from 2-2:30, (if workshop attendees will excuse me).

It's confirmed, the DE museum is closed Sat., with events rescheduled for Sun. Drat--I was gonna come down from NYC by bus, and am not sure I can do it Sunday. Good thing I hadn't purchased my bus tix yet.

Hey, Arborwin, not surprised that I got confused on your sketch request--I have a hard enough time getting names spelled right. Glad you got over being nervous. I'll be back in Philadelphia sometime soon I hope.